Lovely Difficult
2013 studio album by Mayra Andrade
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Lovely Difficult is the fourth album by Mayra Andrade, released on November 11, 2013 in Cape Verde, Brazil, and much of western Europe.[2][3] Compared to her first three albums, Lovely Difficult is less traditional and more pop, with collaborations with artists from the United States, Israel, France, and England[4] and songs in Portuguese, Cape Verdean creole, French, and English.[5] The first single, "We Used to Call It Love", was released in September 2013.[3]
ReleasedNovember 11, 2013
RecordedBrighton and Hove[1]
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| Released | November 11, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | Brighton and Hove[1] | |||
| Genre | Gypsy jazz, bossa nova, funaná samba, Cuban bolero, slow funaná, coladeira, R&B, reggae, soft rock | |||
| Label | RCA Victor / Sony Music | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Guardian |   [6] |
| Music Story |  [7] |
| Rolling Stone Brazil | [8] |
The album was nominated in the Best World Music Album category at the 2014 Victoires de la Musique.[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ténpu Ki bai" | Mayra Andrade | 3:48 |
| 2. | "We used to call it love" | Pascal Danae, Mayra Andrade | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Build it up" | Krystle Warren | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Ilha de Santiago" | Mário Lúcio Sousa | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Le jour se lève" | Yann Walcker, Yael Naïm | 3:38 |
| 6. | "A-mi n kre-u txeu" | Mayra Andrade | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Rosa" | Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn | 3:14 |
| 8. | "96 days" | Hugh Coltman | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Les mots d'amour" | Tété | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Trés mininu" | Mayra Andrade, Piers Faccini | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Téra Lonji" | Mayra Andrade, Pascal Danae | 4:24 |
| 12. | "Simplement" | Benjamin Biolay | 3:48 |
| 13. | "Meu farol" | Mayra Andrade, Munir Hossn | 3:31 |